ARM 10.54.5011. BENCHMARK FOR SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARD 1 FOR END OF GRADE 4

(1) The benchmark for science content standard 1 at the end of grade 4 is that the student will: (a) develop the abilities necessary to safely conduct scientific inquiry, including (a step-by-step sequence is not implied) : (i) asking questions about objects, events, and organisms in the environment; and (ii) planning and conducting simple investigations; (b) select and use appropriate tools, including technology, to make measurements (including metric units) and represent results of basic scientific investigations; (c) use data to describe and communicate the results of scientific investigations; (d) use models that illustrate simple concepts and compare those models to the actual phenomenon; (e) identify a valid test in an investigation; and (f) identify how observations of nature form an essential base of knowledge among the Montana American Indians.